Kale Waldorf Salad With Apples, Walnuts & Creamy Dressing

The best part? It has a thick creamy oil-free dressing & it's loaded with nutrition! Tweaked from the original recipe from Whole Foods. TIP: Toast 1/2 cup or more of walnuts a day or two ahead of time for this recipe. From Happy Healthy Long Life.

• Ready In: 33 mins
• Yields: 4-6

Ingredients

• Ingredients for the salad

• 4  cups  packed finely chopped raw kale (MUST use lacinato kale also known as dinosaur kale(it's long, dark green, with a pebbly texture)
• 1  large red apple, chopped (like Honeycrisp)
• 1  cup  thinly sliced celery (if you choose to use it then cut down on the amount of apple you use) (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped (toast walnuts in a 350 degree oven for 6-8 minutes(and watch them carefully(they go from done to bur)
• 2  tablespoons raisins
• 2  tablespoons dried cranberries

• Ingredients for the dressing

• 1⁄2  chopped honeycrisp apple
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped (toast walnuts in a 350 degree oven for 6-8 minutes-and watch them carefully)
• 2  tablespoons raisins
• 2  tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1  tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1⁄8 teaspoon sea salt

Directions

1. Salad:
2. Mix all the salad ingredients together.
3. Dressing:
4. Put the 1/2 cup chopped apple in a blender along with remaining 1/4 cup walnuts, remaining 2 tablespoons raisins, mustard, lemon juice, vinegar and salt. Purée until well combined and slightly thick, adding water if needed to thin. Pour dressing over kale salad and toss to combin.